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Trump’s ‘Cultural Revolution’ purges trigger alarming echoes of Mao

The Trump regime's purges of bureaucrats and educators over issues like diversity offer scary similarities to China's 1960s abuses.

In this August 1966 photo, Chinese leader Mao Zedong meets with representatives of the revolutionary teachers and students from Peking and other parts of the country. Mao launched the decade-long Cultural Revolution to reassert his authority. Schools were shut, youthful Red Guards attacked political enemies, and intellectuals were persecuted.
In this August 1966 photo, Chinese leader Mao Zedong meets with representatives of the revolutionary teachers and students from Peking and other parts of the country. Mao launched the decade-long Cultural Revolution to reassert his authority. Schools were shut, youthful Red Guards attacked political enemies, and intellectuals were persecuted.Read moreAP
    by Will Bunch | Columnist
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